Patent Summary – Bruce Schena
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Issued
# | US Patent |
Title |
1 | 7,909,122 |
Methods of steering heavy mobile medical equipment |
2 | 7,821,496 |
Computer interface apparatus including linkage having flex |
3 | 7,736,254 |
Compact cable tension tender device |
4 | 7,699,855 |
Sterile surgical adaptor |
5 | 7,679,611 |
Haptic stylus utilizing an electroactive polymer |
6 | 7,677,129 |
Multiaxis counterbalance and positioning system using a spatial linkage |
7 | 7,666,191 |
Robotic surgical system with sterile surgical adaptor |
8 | 7,656,388 |
Controlling vibrotactile sensations for haptic feedback devices |
9 | 7,564,444 |
System and method of applying force feedback to a manipulandum wheel utilized with a graphical user interface |
10 | 7,561,142 |
Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices |
11 | 7,548,232 |
Haptic interface for laptop computers and other portable devices |
12 | 7,533,892 |
Steering system for heavy mobile medical equipment |
13 | 7,511,706 |
Haptic stylus utilizing an electroactive polymer |
14 | 7,489,309 |
Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback |
15 | 7,450,110 |
Haptic input devices |
16 | 7,447,604 |
Method and apparatus for compensating for position slip in interface devices |
17 | 7,439,951 |
Power management for interface devices applying forces |
18 | 7,391,173 |
Mechanically decoupled capstan drive |
19 | 7,339,572 |
Haptic devices using electroactive polymers |
20 | 7,253,803 |
Force feedback interface device with sensor |
21 | 7,236,157 |
Method for providing high bandwidth force feedback with improved actuator feel |
22 | 7,233,313 |
Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback |
23 | 7,209,028 |
Position sensor with resistive element |
24 | 7,196,688 |
Haptic devices using electroactive polymers |
25 | 7,182,691 |
Directional inertial tactile feedback using rotating masses |
26 | 7,113,166 |
Force feedback devices using fluid braking |
27 | 7,106,313 |
Force feedback interface device with force functionality button |
28 | 7,084,854 |
Actuator for providing tactile sensations and device for directional tactile sensations |
29 | 7,061,466 |
Force feedback device including single-phase, fixed-coil actuators |
30 | 7,054,775 |
Digitizing system and rotary table for determining 3-D geometry of an object |
31 | 7,038,657 |
Power management for interface devices applying forces |
32 | 6,956,558 |
Rotary force feedback wheels for remote control devices |
33 | 6,937,033 |
Position sensor with resistive element |
34 | 6,903,721 |
Method and apparatus for compensating for position slip in interface devices |
35 | 6,822,635 |
Haptic interface for laptop computers and other portable devices |
36 | 6,762,745 |
Actuator control providing linear and continuous force output |
37 | 6,704,001 |
Force feedback device including actuator with moving magnet |
38 | 6,697,748 |
Digitizing system and rotary table for determining 3-D geometry of an object |
39 | 6,697,048 |
Computer interface apparatus including linkage having flex |
40 | 6,693,622 |
Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices |
41 | 6,686,911 |
Control knob with control modes and force feedback |
42 | 6,486,872 |
Method and apparatus for providing passive fluid force feedback |
43 | 6,400,352 |
Mechanical and force transmission for force feedback devices |
44 | 6,348,911 |
Force feedback device including safety switch and force magnitude ramping |
45 | 6,342,880 |
Force feedback system including multiple force processors |
46 | 6,304,091 |
Absolute position sensing by phase shift detection using a variable capacitor |
47 | 6,271,833 |
Low cost force feedback peripheral with button activated feel sensations |
48 | 6,271,828 |
Force feedback interface devices providing resistance forces using a fluid |
49 | 6,201,533 |
Method and apparatus for applying force in force feedback devices using friction |
50 | 6,191,774 |
Mouse interface for providing force feedback |
51 | 6,166,723 |
Mouse interface device providing force feedback |
52 | 6,154,201 |
Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback |
53 | 6,134,506 |
Method and apparatus for tracking the position and orientation of a stylus and for digitizing a 3-D object |
54 | 6,128,006 |
Force feedback mouse wheel and other control wheels |
55 | 6,125,337 |
Probe apparatus and method for tracking the position and orientation of a stylus and controlling a cursor |
56 | 6,100,874 |
Force feedback mouse interface |
57 | 6,078,876 |
Method and apparatus for tracking the position and orientation of a stylus and for digitizing a 3-D object |
58 | 6,050,718 |
Method and apparatus for providing high bandwidth force feedback with improved actuator feel |
59 | 6,020,875 |
High fidelity mechanical transmission system and interface device |
60 | 6,015,473 |
Method for producing a precision 3-D measuring apparatus |
61 | 5,999,168 |
Haptic accelerator for force feedback computer peripherals |
62 | 5,929,846 |
Force feedback interface device including grounded sensor system |
63 | 5,929,607 |
Low cost force feedback interface with efficient power sourcing |
64 | 5,907,487 |
Force feedback device with safety feature |
65 | 5,817,119 |
Surgical instrument for endoscopic and general surgery |
66 | 5,805,140 |
High bandwidth force feedback interface using voice coils and flexures |
67 | 5,792,165 |
Endoscopic instrument with detachable end effector |
68 | 5,724,264 |
Method and apparatus for tracking the position and orientation of a stylus and for digitizing a 3-D object |
69 | 5,721,566 |
Method and apparatus for providing damping force feedback |
70 | D389,782 |
Robotic golf bag carrying cart |
71 | 5,691,898 |
Safe and low cost computer peripherals with force feedback for consumer applications |
72 | D377,932 |
Mechanical digitizing arm used to input three dimensional data into a computer |
73 | 5,582,617 |
Surgical instrument for endoscopic and general surgery |
Pending Worldwide Applications (including US, Europe, excluding Japan) (as of November 2008, from ESP@CNET.com)
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 |
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14 |
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15 |
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16 |
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17 |
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18 |
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19 |
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20 |
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21 |
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22 |
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23 |
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24 |
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25 |
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26 |
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27 |
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28 |
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29 |
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30 |
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31 |
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32 |
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33 |
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34 |
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35 |
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36 |
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37 |
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38 |
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39 |
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40 |
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41 |
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42 |
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43 |
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44 |
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45 |
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46 |
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47 |
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48 |
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49 |
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50 |
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51 |
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52 |
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53 |
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54 |
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55 |
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56 |
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57 |
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58 |
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59 |
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60 |
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61 |
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62 |
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63 |
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64 |
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65 |
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66 |
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67 |
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68 |
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69 |
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70 |
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71 |
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72 |
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73 |
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74 |
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82 |
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